Pen and pencil holder



(No Model.)

1?. 'P. PEITER.

PEN AND PBNGIL HOLDER. No. 343,391. Patented June 8, 1886;

UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE. I

FREDERICK P. PEITER, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,391, dated June 8, 1886.

Application filed October 15, 1885. Serial No. 179.970. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK P. PEITER, of Norwalk, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Pen and Pencil Holder, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device for holding a pen or pencil on one of the fingers in such a manncr that it is very handy when it is to be used, and is out of the way when not in use, and does not interfere with the hand or fingers in any manner whatever.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts and details, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the pencil is held when in .in use.

use. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the manner in which the pencil is held when not Fig. 3 is a top view of the holder. Fig. 4 is a top view of the same, showing a modified construction.

The ring A is'made of metal, rubber, or any other suitable material, and is closed or split to fit any finger. The said ring is provided with a cross-piece, B, on each end of which a loop, 0, is formed, through which a pencil, D, or a pen-holder is passed in the manner'shown, and is thus held on the ring. The cross-piece B may be at right angles to the plane of the ring, or it may be placed diagonally, as shown in Fig. 3. The said crosspiece may be pivoted as shown in Fig. 4, this construction having the special advantage that the cross-piece can easily be adjusted to have any desired position most convenient for writing. When the pencil is to be used the ring A is turned so that the loops 0 are at the bottom, and the pencil is held in the manner shown in Fig. 1.

When the pencil is not in use, the ring A is turned so that the loops 0 are at the top, and the pencil is held on the top of the finger and does not in any way interfere with the use of the hand or fingers.

Instead of a cross-piece and two loops, one loop may be provided on the top of the ring. The loop or loops can be round, or can have any suitable shape to fit any form of penholder or pencil. Said loop or loops may be closed or open at any place, so that it or they may be fitted to any shape or size of pen or pencil.

The ring with one or more loops may be worn on any finger or both hands as a pencilholder, and may for that purpose be provided with any shape of loop or loops to make it handy and convenient to receive and hold the pencil.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A pen or pencil holder consisting of a ring provided with a diagonal cross-piece, on the ends of which loops are formed for receiving the pencil, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a ring, of a crosspiece pivoted on the same and provided with loops for receiving and holding a pencil, substantially as herein shown and described.

FREDERICK P. 'PEITER.

Witnesses:

WILIAM H. HEINZE, WINFIELD S. MOODY. 

